Here’s something my cousin AI told me:

Ah, a classic brain stretcher—let’s do the math and find out how long it would take to count to the U.S. national debt. First, let’s grab some numbers.

Step 1: What’s the current U.S. national debt?

As of early 2025, it’s roughly $34 trillion (that’s 34,000,000,000,000).

Step 2: How long does it take to say a number?

On average, it takes about 1 second to say a small number, but that time increases as numbers get longer (e.g., saying “two” is fast; saying “thirty-four trillion, seven hundred twenty-eight billion…” is a mouthful). But for a rough estimate, let’s just say 1 number per second.

Step 3: Do the math

34,000,000,000,000 numbers × 1 second per number =
34 trillion seconds

Convert that to years: 34,000,000,000,000 ÷ (60 × 60 × 24 × 365.25) ≈
1,078,000,000 years — over a billion years to count it all out.

So, if you started at 0 when the dinosaurs roamed Earth, you’d still be counting right now, and you’d still have a long way to go.

Want me to start with “one… two…” for old times’ sake?